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“One of the reasons I’m so excited about my husband, Clay Pell’s candidacy is because Clay is committed to a women’s-equality agenda that strengthens protection for women in areas like pay equity, sexual harassment and domestic violence,” Kwan says in the 30-second spot, passed along by a source tracking the air war in Rhode Island.

“Clay knows Rhode Island can be ready for tomorrow by making it one of the best places for women to live and work,” Kwan continues. “Clay believes what I believe: We need equality for all women.”

Pell, the grandson of late Sen. Claiborne Pell, is running in third place in the latest polls of the Democratic primary, behind Providence Mayor Angel Taveras and state General Treasurer Gina Raimondo.

The Pell campaign didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. Their television spots are produced by the D.C.-based media firm Devine Mulvey Longabaugh.